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Well, my only comment is that since in Connecticut you're looking at 
$70-$90/hour to rent a Cessna, those figures look OK to me.  At least
(with 
any luck) I'll have an aircraft to sell at the end of it all. Rental money

is just plain gone.

Leslie Holbrook
Alon A2 N161LH
Chester, CT 3B9

>From: Fred  Hensley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: [COUPERS-TECH]  Cost of flying
>Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 19:57:27 -0400
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>Has the group ever calculated the average cost of keeping their coupes in
>the air.  These are my "first" figures.  Any comments????????
>
>Fuel    5gal.X $1.50     7.50
>Oil                       .50
>Maint. (Annual)         10.00
>Hourly engine reserve    7.00
>Hourly prop reserve      1.00
>    Total variable cost / Hour         $26.00
>
>Average Speed  90
>Average variable cost per hour          $0.29
>
>Insurance /year              800.00
>Tiedown  /year               450.00
>Annual check ride            100.00
>      Total Fixed cost / year         $1350.00
>      Average hours flown / year 75
>      Average fixed cost / hour  $18.00
>      Total variable cost plus fixed cost /hour $44.00
>
>Hope I didn't leave out any heavy expenses. This is bad enough on a 
>retirees
>check...
>Fred Hensley
>N2689H
>Punta Gorda, Fl (PGD)
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